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30, 2008
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About Us
The Coalition for Public Access (CPA) is a group of citizens who are adamantly opposed to any new Wilderness Areas in Esmeralda, Douglas, Lyon, and Mineral Counties, Nevada. For more information visit the About Us page.
Ninth Circuit ruling in favor of Wilderness Society
A Federal appellate panel overturned an agreement reached between the U.S. Forest Service and Elko County. That appeal was brought by the Wilderness Society, and in effect says that the agreement reached regarding a county road that existed before the National Forest was created was invalid because the Wilderness Society and other groups were not participants in the process. <more details>
Ninth Circuit Sierra ruling works against catastrophic fire
A Federal judge last week enjoined fire-preventative thinnings created under SNFPA guidance with the judgment that the planning was not "rigorous" enough to satisfy. That suit was brought by the Wilderness Society, and in effect destroyed eight years of effort by USFS employees and an engaged public to comply with the law. <more details>
Latest Articles & Letters
Citizens debate wilderness bill The Inyo Register (6/28/08)
Coalition for Public Access forms Steering Committee, continues to work toward maintaining public access MVN (6/27/08)
Two Cents Worth: Government is here to help you? Wilderness proponents play games with on-air radio time MVN (6/27/08)
Nays hold majority at first of Inyo’s wilderness meeting The Inyo Register (6/27/08)
Moratorium could cloud Nye potential Pahrump Valley Times (6/25/08)
Wilderness, schmilderness High Country News (6/23/08)
Two Cents Worth: Feds were so wrong about our resolve MVN (6/20/08)
Congress Pushes to Keep Land Untamed The Washington Post (6/16/08)
Supes slam wilderness bill The Inyo Register (6/12/08)
Immediate, angry response to McKeon's wilderness bill Mammoth Times (6/6/08)
McKeon rebuts critics' claims The Inyo Register (6/3/08)
Local officials pleased efforts for lands bills scrapped Pahrump Valley Times (5/28/08)
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